Imperius

The Imperius is the ship that carried Castor Onerio's expedition westward. It set sail in 285 AVD and returned four years later, in 289 AVD, with the discovery of the continent of Canarque.¹

The voyage

In 285 AVD Castor Onerio, a young and ambitious Archon wizard, gathered a chosen team of scientists, explorers, sailors, historians and wizards to sail west. Drawing on sources from the First and Second Ages, he believed that a great continent lay in that direction.¹

The expedition set out under the protests of the High Church. Its doctrine held the barrier of the Eye of Aquaron and its great whirlpool to be the known edge of the Great Western Sea, placed there by the gods to protect humanity, and taught that crossing it would bring disaster. Through the noble families he had served, Castor reached Emperor Falkred I, who was drawn by the knowledge and resources the west might hold and gave the voyage his permission and support. The Emperor's backing silenced the opposition; the High Church was allowed only to place a paladin aboard the ship.¹

Return

The Imperius came back in 289 AVD with the discovery of Canarque, which most of the Empire calls the New World. A port city named Aquila was founded there, colonists flocked to the route, and relations with the native Inran and Geroni peoples are still being formed.¹